Theristai | |
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Written by | Euripides |
Chorus | Satyrs |
Date premiered | 431 BC |
Place premiered | Athens |
Original language | Ancient Greek |
Genre | Satyr play |
Theristai ( Ancient Greek: Θερισταί, also known as Reapers or Harvesters), is a lost satyr play by Attic playwright Euripides. It was initially performed at the Dionysia in Athens in 431 BCE along with the tragedies Medea, Philoctetes and Dictys. [1] The tetralogy finished in 3rd place, behind tetralogies by Euphorion ( Aeschylus' son), who won 1st prize, and Sophocles. [2] [3]
The play was recorded as having been lost as early as 200 BCE by Aristophanes of Byzantium in his hypothesis for Medea. [4] No fragments have been assigned to Theristai. It has been suggested that this play may be an alternate title for Euripides' lost play Syleus, for which several fragments are extant. [4] [5]
Theristai | |
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Written by | Euripides |
Chorus | Satyrs |
Date premiered | 431 BC |
Place premiered | Athens |
Original language | Ancient Greek |
Genre | Satyr play |
Theristai ( Ancient Greek: Θερισταί, also known as Reapers or Harvesters), is a lost satyr play by Attic playwright Euripides. It was initially performed at the Dionysia in Athens in 431 BCE along with the tragedies Medea, Philoctetes and Dictys. [1] The tetralogy finished in 3rd place, behind tetralogies by Euphorion ( Aeschylus' son), who won 1st prize, and Sophocles. [2] [3]
The play was recorded as having been lost as early as 200 BCE by Aristophanes of Byzantium in his hypothesis for Medea. [4] No fragments have been assigned to Theristai. It has been suggested that this play may be an alternate title for Euripides' lost play Syleus, for which several fragments are extant. [4] [5]